Weekly Economic Update December 20, 2021
In this week’s recap: Fed tightens money policy. THE WEEK ON WALL STREET Stock prices retreated last week as global central banks joined the Federal Reserve in taking steps to tighten monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.68%, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 dropped 1.94%. The Nasdaq Composite index tumbled 2.95% for the week. The…